GAME ON : Castleford Tigers v Leigh Centurions - 20:00:00

GENERAL CHAT ABOUT THE GAME, BUILD UP, THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENS AND AFTERMATH BELOW.

Hard one to predict this - Cas should blow them away on paper but:

1st game of season
Leigh 1st game in SL
Gonna be showers/light snow & cold.

All considered I'm gonna go 22 - 12 to Cas.

Aside from Ryan Hampshire, most of Leigh's recruits seem to be on the wrong side of 30 or at least close to. I can see it being 18-12 to Cas at halftime with Cas winning 40-22.

Expecting nothing but a comfortable Cas win.

Still, looking forward to my first Cas away game with a small bit of hope

Apart from :-

Ben Crooks
Matt Dawson
James Clare
Curtis Naughton
Josh Drinkwater
Antoni Maria
Eloi Pellisier
James Green

Yeah all over 30's.....

Apologies, but I still think Cas will be too quick and strong in the end

Having watched Cas have miserable starts to Superleague for last couple of year....
Couldnt beat Wakey 2 year ago or Hull KR last year....
I expect this to be a very close run game. Good for the neutral watching on SS.

My expectations for this game are high. Leigh looking to make an impression on SL. They have the fire and will go out all guns blazing. I expect Powell's men will show the viewers the kind of rugby we all should be playing.

Leigh to start off the smartest and look a huge threat but Tigers to run away with it. 36-12.

This ^^

I would be very happy with that but expecting it to be slightly closer.

I will go with:-
Score: 26-12
Att: 9120
MoM : Luke Gale

15 minutes already more entertaining than last nights game. Attack and defence. I hope it continues.

Leigh about to get thrashed

Hood deliberately passing the ball at an offside Cas player - the equivalent of footballs diving

1 min in Hock throwing punches

5 pens in 15 mins

Welcome to SL

Cas look very good.mix of size and speed. Some very good players not in this 17. Leigh looked better with the squad that got them up but still early for them as a team and cas away is different than middle8s against teams that have lost many games.next weeks game versus leeds will tell us a bit more about Leigh than this which was always going to be tough.

1 min mcshane should've been sent off for 10!

funny what tinted glasses show


after the first 20 they still look a championship side

32-0 a bigger whopping than I anticipated can see Leigh having a similar season to Widnes in 2012

Castleford have signed very well.leigh have signed a bunch of jobbers

Mr. Hicks giving a masterclass! Thought Thierry Alibert was back for a moment.

Leigh fan have certainly lowered their expectations when celebrating a try at 44-10 down

Bless, which Leigh supporter was it ?

Oh look it's atomics twin, enjoy your one and only season in SL, maybe you can pick up a win this time round, bless indeed.

You must admit, my reply was witty !

The bless thing is really condescending!

Still don't begrudge Leigh their place in this year's superleague they earned it.we had ample chance to relegate hudds and Salford ourselves but screwed it.but they look poor on that first game.but it is just the first game. Conscious of the fact we don't cone across like atomic ste100 and budgie wanger last season and stink the forum up .just enjoy it and wait for business end

I have just watched my team get 'thrashed' and I'm still being light hearted. What are you like when your team has just got stuffed, I do believe it has happened in the past !!!
If all I have done is type BLESS to irritate you, then I think you need to buy a 'sense of humour' ! It was you who initially decided to take the pi** out of the Leigh supporters.

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You got plugged by a top 2/3 team no shame in that. Was a free hit in grand scheme of things.i like to think I'm fair in my appraisal of a game iv watched. (Apart from fc).don't rate most of new signings but Leigh away will be very tough game for most.read your posts over last few years and you come across as fair.hope I'm proved wrong and we both are up next season but I expect to see you guys in MPG. On thread I expect to see cas get some silverware and will be more deserved than some

Well boys 'n girls & John Flat Cap Dozey ....

Convinced her indoors to upgrade the Sky package just in time for the match, (she got box sets so we're both happy).

I was all set to listen to the game on BBC but settled down with a nice San Miguel for ..... well, a bit of a mauling really.

I can't say I am disappointed really, enough spirit shown to post 3 tries 2nd half, a decent 1st 20 minutes & 1st game out away at a [iPossible Champion team[/i, I wouldn't be surprised if better teams than ours get an even bigger kicking later in the season & Cas are top 3 material in my book.

A good few Leigh players a long way off their best & Atilla the Hun or whatever he is called showed why Saints & the [iDonkey Sanctuary[/i don't want him !

Overall, not completely disgraced & we should be a lot harder to beat at home.

Oh & C1900 Leigh fans travelled to Cas, wasn't that a total attendance at Salford v Giants in 2016 ?

Bring on Leeds.